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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Planting Sweetgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author grow up?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Upstate New York.
(c) Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
(d) Northern California.

2. Who painted Moment in Flight?
(a) Thomas Berry.
(b) Bruce King.
(c) John Singer Sargent.
(d) Lewis Hyde.

3. What does the author describe in "The Council of Pecans" as "fungal strands that inhabit tree roots" (30)?
(a) Carya illinoensis.
(b) Juglandaceae.
(c) Mycorrhizae.
(d) Pharmacopoeia.

4. How many times does the author say her ancestors were "removed" in the span of a single generation in "The Council of Pecans" (21)?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What does the author say the word for sweetgrass is in her people's language in the Preface?
(a) Puhpowee.
(b) Yawe.
(c) Wiingaashk.
(d) Ode'mini-giizis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Strawberry Moon in the author's people's language?

2. The author states in "Skywoman Falling," "The Skywoman story, shared by the original peoples throughout the Great Lakes, is a constant star in the constellation of teachings we call" what (16)?

3. In what year does the author describe her grandfather gathering pecans in "The Council of Pecans"?

4. How does the author say trees communicate with each other in "The Council of Pecans"?

5. What were the names of Skywoman's daughter's twins, whom she gave birth to before dying, according to the author in "The Gift of Strawberries"?

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